Beginning LibGuides provides an overview of LibGuides and how to get started creating guides. The document emphasizes that content and usability should take priority over appearance. It also lists some key journal databases for finding articles and encourages planning ahead when creating guides. The summary ends by asking what else the reader would like to know.
22. Find Journal Articles
MLA International Bibliography is the largest, most comprehensive
database to search for articles.
Humanities International Complete is a database covering
2,300 journals in several humanities fields, especially
literature, history, philosophy, religious studies, etc.
Project Muse provides full-text access to 43 journals published by
The Johns Hopkins University Press and other university presses.
See more Journal Article Sources . . .
A replacement for the printed pathfinders that sat in the corner of the library on a rack or display.\n\nBut much more if integrated into library website and building (QR codes)\n
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http://uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com/2008/01/31/10-principles-of-effective-web-design/\n\nHow do users think?\n\nMost users search for something interesting (or useful) and clickable; as soon as some promising candidates are found, users click. If the new page doesn’t meet users’ expectations, the Back button is clicked and the search process is continued.\n\n\nUsers don’t read, they scan.\nWeb users are impatient and insist on instant gratification. \nUsers don’t make optimal choices. \nUsers follow their intuition. \nUsers want to have control. \n\n1. Don’t make users think\n2. Don’t squander users’ patience\n3. Manage to focus users’ attention\n4. Strive for feature exposure\n5. Make use of effective writing\n6. Strive for simplicity\n7. Don’t be afraid of the white space\n8. Communicate effectively with a “visible language”\n9. Conventions are our friends\n10. Test early, test often\n
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People don’t go to web sites to see how it looks- They want content\nSave the readers’s time\n\n
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http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20021223.html\n
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insert google screen shot\nThey want a search box\n
